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Dihydroergocristine

A semi-synthetic ergot alkaloid, obtained by hydrogenation of ergocristine. It is one of the components of ergoloid mesylates, the mixture obtained in 1943 by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann and used for circulatory and cognitive disorders in the elderly. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities and other impurities.

Did you know?At first the mixture was proposed as a mild antihypertensive for the elderly; only later did clinical studies show its effects on the symptoms of cerebral insufficiency.

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EDQM standards 4

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

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